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No one in attendance will ever forget March 30, 2019. Nobody will forget the basketball in Louisville on Saturday night. Nobody will forget the noise. Nobody will forget the show. And especially not the Virginia Cavaliers.The Cavaliers and Boilermakers staged an epic Elite Eight battle, trading 27-footers and leads, a place in the Final Four changing hands tenuously with every one of them.And in the end, despite a legendary 42 points from Carsen Edwards, that place belongs to Virginia. For the first time since 1984, the Cavaliers are headed back to the Final Four.But only after the game of the tournament. Only after a whirlwind 39 minutes and 50 seconds, a bonkers final 10 seconds of regulation, and an overtime period.Edwards put Purdue ahead in the final minute of OT. De’Andre Hunter answered with a tough driving layup to put Virginia up 76-75. And Edwards finally missed with the shot clock turned off. Two Kyle Guy free throws and Purdue turnover on … [Read more...] about Virginia advances to Final Four after buzzer-beater, epic OT battle with Purdue

Inside a small, rectangular room at the University of Washington is a series of shelves filled with more than 300 high-tech tools. There’s a collection of drones, cameras, and tablets, and even a mobile EEG kit, able to measure a brain’s electrical activity and detect stress levels in disaster victims. Each one has been meticulously organized, labeled, and packed away in a protective case, ready to be sent hundreds or even thousands of miles to the next natural disaster. This is one of the three rooms that make up the RAPID Facility in Seattle, a first-of-its-kind center pushing the boundaries on natural disaster research, along with the world’s ability to mitigate the potentially catastrophic effects of these hazards. At a time when extreme weather, such as hurricanes and wildfires, is having a major impact on our daily lives, gaining this type of information is becoming especially vital, says Joseph Wartman, director of the RAPID Facility and geologic hazards … [Read more...] about A new arsenal of disaster-science tech aims to save lives by saving data

Technology | Robotic Milkers and an Automated Greenhouse: Inside a High-Tech Small Farm Sections Skip to content Skip to site index Rivendale Farms outside Pittsburgh is a laboratory for applying technology to smaller farms. The milking machines cost about $200,000 each. Credit Credit Ross Mantle for The New York Times Supported by BySteve Lohr Jan. 13, 2019 BULGER, Pa. — About 150 Jersey cows in the rolling terrain at Rivendale Farms in Bulger, some 25 miles west of Pittsburgh, wear Fitbit-like collars that monitor their movement, eating and rumination patterns. They are milked not by humans but by robotic machines. A nearby greenhouse, about a quarter-acre in size and filled with salad-bowl crops like kale, arugula and baby carrots, is automated. The temperature, humidity and sunlight are controlled by sensors and retractable metallic screens. And soon, small robots may roam the farm’s eight acres of … [Read more...] about Robotic Milkers and an Automated Greenhouse: Inside a High-Tech Small Farm

Meira Gebel, provided by Published 8:00 am CST, Sunday, January 13, 2019 Microsoft President Brad Smith penned a blog post on LinkedIn about the 10 biggest issues tech is sure to tackle in 2019. Artificial intelligence, he mentioned, will play a powerful role in how the economy functions, whether it leads to job growth or decline, and how tech companies work with law enforcement to implement facial recognition. And with no mention of President Donald Trump, Smith echoed concerns made by other tech giants over the trade relationship between China and America. The tech industry is still reeling from a tumultuous 2018, as growing privacy concerns, cyber security threats and online disinformation campaigns have caused many people to reassess their relationship with technology. Things are only going to get more complicated as new innovations like artificial intelligence and voice recognition become increasingly commonplace in our lives. Microsoft … [Read more...] about Microsoft President Brad Smith says these are the 10 biggest challenges facing tech in 2019 (MSFT)

MicrosoftPresident Brad Smith penned a blog post on LinkedIn about the 10 biggest issues tech is sure to tackle in 2019. Artificial intelligence, he mentioned, will play a powerful role in how the economy functions, whether it leads to job growth or decline, and how tech companies work with law enforcement to implement facial recognition. And with no mention of President Donald Trump, Smith echoed concerns made by other tech giants over the trade relationship between China and America. The tech industry is still reeling from a tumultuous 2018, as growing privacy concerns, cyber security threats and online disinformation campaigns have caused many people to reassess their relationship with technology. Things are only going to get more complicated as new innovations like artificial intelligence and voice recognition become increasingly commonplace in our lives. Microsoft President Brad Smith outlined some of the biggest tech issues in store for us this year in a sobering blog post … [Read more...] about Microsoft President Brad Smith says these are the 10 biggest challenges facing tech in 2019